Exploring Gender Identity

Remember Memory

by Sequoia Elisabeth on September 10, 2010

As we revisit the 6 senses of the mind, the next tool our mind offers up is memory. This can be a double-edged sword, but then so can just about everything in our lives. One of the main premises to my ministry is “what you focus on grows”. The power of this can be enhanced though the use of memory.

Do all your memories need to be happy ones to benefit you? Absolutely not and here is why, gifts are present in every experience we have and if we suppress those feelings or refuse to process those gifts then they turn into obstacles, so even a horrible thing like getting raped or attacked can be a learning opportunity. The lesson most often learned in this situation is forgiveness and love. I will let you work out the how’s, because that is the process of learning!

Memory can be used in so many beneficial ways and the simplest is the experience of Joy. We can feel Joy any time we choose simply by remembering the most Joy filled moment in our lives! The double-edge here is that it is possible to get caught up in these memories and no longer be living our life, but a past life. Re-member the feelings of Joy, happiness, contentment and once you have that feeling in heart then go about your business, knowing that any time you need a boost all you have to do is re-member! Once experienced an event becomes memory and the process of joining with that memory/experience is called remembering or joining again.

Did you know that often times the things we remember never actually happened? Or at least they did not happen the way we think they did, or did they? This can get very serious since sometimes people are accused of doing things and in fact did not, even though a witness remembers them doing it. Our memory can play tricks on us so just be aware of this and use this to everyone’s advantage. Let go of any memories of anyone being harmed, what was done was done and once you have faced your feelings and processed your emotions, let the whole thing go and move on. If you are in a difficult situation simply create a memory that will comfort you. Use the imagination to create an event and then file that in your memory so that the situation is transformed into a pleasant one. It is perfectly OK to create your life to your liking and in fact I would expect you to.

My motto is to remember that which we desire and forget the rest. The idea of remembering the past or else you are doomed to repeat it is a bunch of malarkey. Honor the past yes, but please know that it is an illusion – a fabrication of the mind, for a purpose yes, but still a fabrication. Choose to re-write your story and be joyous about it just the way it happened. I remember being abused by a bully when I was young and I look back on that and laugh. I see what I was doing, allowing myself to be humbled so that my ego would not take control. I am grateful for all that happened then, the hard times and the good.

Memories that are very old often change over time and get “weeded out” leaving only the pleasant aspects and this is fine, because the purpose of memory is to experience an emotion on demand. Memories can also be used to navigate and to share knowledge, however it is my belief that memories greatest gift is in the feeling of it. Can you remember your greatest Joy? How about your greatest adventure? What about your best gift received? Or your best gift given! Knowing where you left your socks is only part of the reason we have memories, so go out and use memory to fill your life with Great Feelings and Pleasant Remembrances.